Lockers?

[Anonymous]

A closed thread mentions that Carson and Franklin Middle schools have lockers for students.

My kid goes to TJ and they don't get lockers and his bag weighs about half their body weight. They didn't have lockers in middle school either.
I was told that there was policy against lockers.

What's the deal?

[Anonymous]

Most schools, including the one where I work, don't have enough lockers for every student so they don't automatically give them out. We do have a handful available and a student just needs to request one.

[Anonymous]

My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

[Anonymous]

Lockers are inequitable

[Anonymous]

Katherine Johnson Middle doesn't use lockers. As far as I know that can't ask for one either. They do get a small thing in the gym for gym stuff left at school. Instruments go to the band room or orchestra room.

[Anonymous]

They have lockers at Irving but kids don’t automatically get them. You can request one if necessary. The halls are too small for all the kids to go to lockers between classes. They all do get dedicated gym lockers tho.

[Anonymous]

The Irving principal said last year no one even requested a locker. The previous year all they found at the end of the year was rotting food in them, so now they dont even offer them. However, it would cost too much for them to be removed

[Anonymous]

Robinson has them if you ask for them. Reach out to your counselor.

[Anonymous]

Kids have to use lockers at Longfellow (they aren't allowed to carry a backpack) and then they go to McLean where they don't have them. They can actually request one, but apparently no one does...

It's weird to me, as I can't imagine not having the social aspect of lockers (knowing where to find people, in particular) but my daughter doesn't seem to mind. She also walks to school, and so has really pared down what she brings to school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

What do you mean?

My child (at Franklin) goes to her locker on her way to her first class, after recess, and at the end of the day. Her locker isn’t in the same zone as most of her classes (her locker is in the yellow zone and she only has one class-- Spanish-- in that zone), but she is still able to go three times each day.

Her English, history, and Advisory classes are in the blue zone, science is in the green zone, and math is in the orange zone. I honestly cannot remember which zone her computer class is in. When our son was there, the computer class was in the blue zone but I can't remember if that's where it is now.

[Anonymous]

That was my thread and I was wondering why it was locked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

What do you mean?

My child (at Franklin) goes to her locker on her way to her first class, after recess, and at the end of the day. Her locker isn’t in the same zone as most of her classes (her locker is in the yellow zone and she only has one class-- Spanish-- in that zone), but she is still able to go three times each day.

Her English, history, and Advisory classes are in the blue zone, science is in the green zone, and math is in the orange zone. I honestly cannot remember which zone her computer class is in. When our son was there, the computer class was in the blue zone but I can't remember if that's where it is now.

My child says she isn’t allowed to go to her locker before recess so she must bring out her backpack and laptop and store them on the ground outside in all sorts of weather. Ridiculous. She also isn’t allowed to put her lunchbox away in her locker after lunch - she has gotten yelled at by teachers that she should not be at the lockers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

What do you mean?

My child (at Franklin) goes to her locker on her way to her first class, after recess, and at the end of the day. Her locker isn’t in the same zone as most of her classes (her locker is in the yellow zone and she only has one class-- Spanish-- in that zone), but she is still able to go three times each day.

Her English, history, and Advisory classes are in the blue zone, science is in the green zone, and math is in the orange zone. I honestly cannot remember which zone her computer class is in. When our son was there, the computer class was in the blue zone but I can't remember if that's where it is now.

My child says she isn’t allowed to go to her locker before recess so she must bring out her backpack and laptop and store them on the ground outside in all sorts of weather. Ridiculous. She also isn’t allowed to put her lunchbox away in her locker after lunch - she has gotten yelled at by teachers that she should not be at the lockers.

I bet the lunchbox issue is because she has one of the first lunches and it could be disruptive to other classes if kids are at their lockers after lunch while other kids are in class. My guess.

My child doesn't go to her locker before recess, but she does go after recess. She only ever has to carry her computer, a small binder, her book, and her lunchbox to classes. She only has to switch out her stuff once in the middle of the day.

These kids carry a lot less than we did when we were in school! We had to carry binders and textbooks for every class, and we had seven classes every day! We didn't have computers, but our textbooks definitely weighed a lot more than a Chromebook.

[Anonymous]

I am pleased that Carson allows kids unlimited access to their lockers. How silly that schools are limiting access. What are they afraid of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am pleased that Carson allows kids unlimited access to their lockers. How silly that schools are limiting access. What are they afraid of?

I doubt they are afraid. Odd word choice there.